Welcome
Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ Server software.
Server software upgrade methods
When you want to use the enhanced functionalities of HCL OneTest™ Server, you must upgrade the product to the latest version of the server software.

Release Notes
This document includes information about What’s new, installation and upgrade instructions, known issues, and contact information of HCL Customer Support.
System Requirements
This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for HCL OneTest™ Server.
Getting Started Guide
This guide provides an overview of HCL OneTest™ Server. You can find the task flows to get you started with HCL OneTest Server. This guide is intended for new users.
Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ Server software.
- Installation of the server software
  To get started with HCL OneTest™ Server, you must first install the server software.
- Server software upgrade methods
  When you want to use the enhanced functionalities of HCL OneTest™ Server, you must upgrade the product to the latest version of the server software.
  - Server software upgrade on Red Hat OpenShift
    When you want to use the latest version of the server software on Red Hat OpenShift, you must upgrade HCL OneTest™ Server from the previous version of the software.
  - Server software upgrade on Ubuntu
    When you want to use the latest version of the server software on Ubuntu, you must upgrade HCL OneTest™ Server from the previous version of the software.
  - Upgrading the server software on Azure Kubernetes Service
    When you want to use the latest version of the server software on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), you must upgrade HCL OneTest™ Server from the previous version of the software.
- Backup and restoration of the server data
  You must back up all your server data before you uninstall the current version of the server software or upgrade to the latest version of the server software. You must back up the server data to avoid data loss or inaccessibility of data.
- Uninstallation of the server software
  When you no longer require HCL OneTest™ Server, you can uninstall the server software. You can uninstall the server software depending on the platform on which you installed the server software.
- Configuration of the server software
  You can find information about the tasks that you must perform after you installed the server software to configure HCL OneTest™ Server.
- Team space administration
  You can find information about team spaces including the initial team space on HCL OneTest™ Server along with the tasks that you can perform to administer a team space.
Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test assets in HCL OneTest™ Server and publish test assets to the Git repository that you have configured. This guide is intended for testers and test managers.
Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes tasks that you must complete before you can configure and run tests in HCL OneTest™ Server. You can find information about configuring runs for the different test types that are supported. You can also find information about other tasks that you can perform on the Resource Monitoring Service, Virtualization, and Integrations with third-party applications. This guide is intended for testers or test execution specialists.
Test Manager Guide
This guide describes how to manage and track your overall test effort. This guide is intended for test managers.
Reference Guide
This guide describes conceptual information about data design environment components when you want to use the data fabrication feature in HCL OneTest™ Server.
Troubleshooting
This guide describes how to analyze and resolve some of the common problems that you might encounter while you work with HCL OneTest™ Server.
All Guides (PDF)
You can find the link to view or download the content of the release notes, system requirements, and persona guides of HCL OneTest™ Server as a PDF file.
Security Considerations
This document describes the actions that you can take to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls.
Notices
This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.

Server software upgrade methods

When you want to use the enhanced functionalities of HCL OneTest™ Server, you must upgrade the product to the latest version of the server software.

You can upgrade the server software by using two methods:

In-place upgrade: In this method, you can upgrade the server software in the same location that contained 10.1.3 or later version of the server software by using the helm upgrade command.
Upgrade (by new install): In this method, you can upgrade the server software by uninstalling the existing version of the product, and then by installing the latest version of the product.

Note: The upgrade procedures are different based on the existing version of the software.

Important: On the Ubuntu platform, the in-place upgrade method is not available. You must use the upgrade (by new install) method to upgrade the server software.

To learn more about server software upgrade methods on platforms such as Ubuntu, Red Hat OpenShift, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), refer to the following topics: